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J. J. SULLIVAN HOSIERY Filed Oct. 30, 1922 dames 5a/Mba?? Patented Nov.. i3, H9230 l carrier errance.,-v

JAMES il'. SULLIVN, OIE' PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVAN, ASSIGNOR T0 'WILLIAEL'I -`BROWN COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPGRATION OIF PENN- SYLVANIA.

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i Application led`ct0be1'l30, 1922. Serial No 597,81.

To all whom z't may concern: A

Be it known that I, JAMES J. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Philadel hia, county of Philadelphia, and

accompanyin drawings, which form a part of this speci cation. I

My invention relates to an improvement in hosiery and more especially to ladies.

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Hosiery, and especiall p ladies hosiery, 1s subjected toa considerab e strain by the supporter or garter, which is usually engaged with the welt of the stocking so that .it will be smooth. rthe strain on the stocking is increased when the leg of the wearer is bent, as when sittingdown.l

As a result of concentration of thestrain on the stocking at the point, or points, where it is engaged by the supporter o r garter, it very frequently happens that a thread 1n the stocking gives way and as a result a run occurs, which spoils the appearance and eventually the usefulness of the stocking.

Various methods have been tried, by hosiery manufacturers, to prevent the vdeleterious eect of the supporter on the stocking, but such means as have been tried, while in some cases serving their primary purpose,- have been found 1n general unsatisfactory and have not been acceptableto the consuminy public. l

'ow it is-the ob'ect of m invention to provide an'improve 'form o hosiery which is so constructed as toI resist the tendency of the supporter or garter to injure the stocking and which at the same timewill be other'- wise satisfactory.

Having now indicated in general the nature, purposes and advanta es of my invention, will roceed to a etailed description of a pre erred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichy.

Fig; 1, is a side elevation, partly diagrammatic, of a stocking embodying my invention.

' `Fig. 2 is asection on line 2-2 l.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4f an enlarged diagrammatic view, of a portlon of the stocking shown in Fig. 1, showing a detail of my invention.

The stocking comprises tle leg portion a A and the foot portion b, of usual construction, while to the upper end of the leg portion is attached, by the usual method, the'top or welt c.

.The welt c is formed from a section of fabric folded upon itself and the free edges of which are secured together and to the upper end of the leg portion of the stocking as shown in Figure 3. At opposite'sides of the welt, a block or reinforced section l is provided for the reception of the grip of a supporter or garter.

In the construction of the welt, the fabric is knitted, in theusual manner, using the thread or threads e until the point is reached Where the block is desired to commence. At this point an additional thread 7'", of a ner count and quality than the original thread e, is thrown-in and the knitting continued until a block of the desired width is'pro: duced. The additional thread is then thrown out .and the knitting with only the original thread e proceeded with untilit is desired to insert another block, which is produced in a similar manner to the first. Thus,

the main portion of the `welt is composed of one thread, while that portion within the area of the blocks is composed of such one thread with an additional thread of iner count and quality.

In the use of the` stocking in accordance with 4my invention, the grips of the supporter or garter are engaged with the welt Ywithin the area of the' blocks, which, because of their structure, absorb and resist the concentrated strain at the point of gri of the supporter without the possibility o injury to the main portion of the welt or to the leg of the stocking.

.Due to the di'erence in size of the addi- 'tional'threads which form the blocks from the ordinary threads which forni the main portion of the welt, the blocks are possessed of an elasticity and wear-resisting power sufficient to absorb the strain of the supporter and at the same time without causing the welt to be materially increased in weight or to bind the legoit the wearer.

The use of a finer count thread inthe production of the block gives to the block portion ofy the welt a distinctive appearance, which renders the proper point of attachment of the supporter grip obvious.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protectby Letters Patent is 1. A stockin having a foot and leg portion and a wethe Welt` being formed of yarn and provided with a block of small area relative to the welt and so located as to receive a garter attachment, formed by plaiting an additional thread of yarn, of finer count, on the Welt.

2. A stocking havin a foot and le portion and a Welt, the We t being forme from threads of arn of equal count and provided with a blocli7 of small area relative to the Welt and so located as to receive a garter attachment, formed by plaiting an additional thread of yarn of finer count and greater strength than said welt forming threads on the Welt.

3. A stocking havin a foot and le portion and a Welt, the We t being forme from threads of yarn of'equal count and provided with rectangular blocks of smaller area than the Welt and oppositely located on the welt forv the reception of garter attachments, formed by plaiting an additional thread of yarn, of finer count and greater strength than said welt forming threads, on the 'face of the welt.

Iny testimony of which invention, I have hereuntoset my hand, at Philadelphia, Pa., on this 25thI day of October, 1922.

JAMES J. SULLIVAN. 

